Lee Westwood upbeat about his future prospects at Augusta National after a strong finish
Englishman Lee Westwood, who fell just a few shots behind his first major title at the Masters last week, is upbeat about his future prospects at the revered Augusta National and says that a victory will happen sooner than later at the celebrated course.
Despite being the world number three and coming out of a stunning performance last year, Westwood was not able to bag the elusive title in his 13th appearance in the event.
Westwood is not ready to go down the way of disgruntled Sergio Garcia and vowed to come back the next year in style.
He said, "It's the weakness of my game and it's costing me majors. I work hard on my putting but I can't seem to turn it around. But when I do, I know I'll win. It will happen”.
Rather than getting bogged down by yet another loss at Augusta National, Westwood was off to Jakarta for his title defence at the Indonesia Open.
The 38-year-old Westwood will try his luck in a number of events including the Quail Hollow and the Players Championship on PGA Tour or probably the BMW PGA Championship before heading into the second major event of the year, the US Open at the Olympic Club
in San Francisco.
Westwood, who has been under training by the putting coach Phil Kenyon, out rightly blamed his short game for his loss at the Masters.
He added, "The story of the week is you have got to putt well to win The Masters and I haven't. That is not the kind of thing that will give you confidence for the rest of the round. I didn't really make that many putts, but I'll keep plugging. I don't feel
like giving up just yet”.
This was Westwood’s second highest finish at the Masters after his strong runner up finish in 2010.
The Englishman had the lead heading into the final round on Sunday and was eventually overtaken by Phil Mickelson for the title.
Westwood has 13 top-ten finishes in all the four major events so far in his career but is still in search for his first major title.
He surged to the top of the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) in 2009 and remained there for a considerable period of time. He was dethroned by Martin Kaymer at the start of last year.
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